Growing Strategically

By leveraging our strengths of progressiveness, nimbleness and adaptability, we will build upon our past successes and continue our upward trajectory by intentionally expanding our educational team, campus footprint and student body. This allows us to create new opportunities that align with existing and emerging societal demands and to meet and serve the Carroll mission of providing a superior education rooted in heritage of the liberal arts.

1. Increase the quantity and quality of our educational team by:

Hiring new faculty in order to deliver an exceptional education experience.
Appropriately staffing all support services to meet the demands of Carroll’s growing student body.
Formalizing a graduate assistant (GA) program to provide robust learning opportunities at Carroll for graduate students and enhancing experience for undergraduate students.

2. Increase the campus footprint to accommodate strategic academic growth and student development by:

Acquiring property adjacent to campus to meet the needs of our growing student population.
Building a new facility to house the School of Business and Technology.
Renovating and expanding existing campus spaces.

3. Grow enrollment by:

Identifying new markets for recruitment.

4. Grow the reputation of Carroll University by:

Increasing awareness of the Carroll brand.

5. Grow endowment by:

Establishing endowments for faculty and staff positions.
Growing endowments for student scholarships.

"Carroll is poised for realistic growth...As an alumna and trustee, I am thrilled with Carroll's progress and very excited for all that is to come."

Lynda Johnson '80 | Assistant Treasurer, Harley-Davidson

Carroll University Will:

1. Increase the quantity and quality of our educational team by:

2. Increase the campus footprint to accommodate strategic academic growth and student development by:

3. Grow enrollment by:

4. Grow the reputation of Carroll University by:

5. Grow endowment by:

Additional Strategic Plan Goals:

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